As an alternate for the Eastbay Youth All-American U.S. vs. Canada football game, Warwick kicker Davis Brief figured he wouldn't get to play in the showcase.

Alternates won't travel to San Antonio's Alamodome to compete on Jan. 6. However, his dad, Eric, hatched a plan that put Davis on the roster — playing for Canada.

Brief's mom, Jane, is a native of Ottawa, Canada. That made her son eligible for dual citizenship. Davis Brief, a freshman, is a newly minted Canadian citizen, earning his citizenship last week.

"I didn't know if they would accept the fact that my mom was from Canada," Davis Brief said. "But I thought it was a great idea, and I'm thrilled to play. I was really excited when I got the email saying I could play."

After Brief was named the first alternate on the U.S. team, his dad contacted one of the Canadian coaches, Paul Orazietti, this fall about his son playing for the team from up north. According to Eric Brief, Orazietti liked the game tape he sent him, and Davis was picked for the team. He will kick and punt for Canada.

Brief played in the Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl eighth-grade all-star game last January, representing the East squad, which faced the West. A straight-A student, Brief has already made an unofficial visit to Princeton.

"I'm going to have a great time and hope I make the game-winning field goal," he said. "I know some of the kickers who will be down there, so it will be just fun to work with them."